calvin klein, resort, 2010

ah, resort season. all the fuss and bustle of the spring and fall collections seem to dissipate with resort collections, thus why so few designers even bother designing at all for the summer months. honestly, that might be a good thing - many resort collections are a little too vivid for my restricted palette, and any sort of innovation of design is immediately substituted for saleability (hence all the showroom presentations). as always, francisco costa never abandons his niche for understated minimalism with subtle detailing, a signature element of all calvin klein designs. the resort collection, in my opinion, mirrored the wisphy organza found at jil sander's spring '08 show, which comes as no surprise - raf simons' streamlined aesthetic coincides nicely with ckc's purity of construction and material.

some highlights, right off the runway:

view the collection in its entirety here.